Basic Dice Pool question

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When you're setting up a dice pool of Ability and Skill, you start by taking the higher of the 2 in green dice, then upgrade the lower of the two into yellow dice, right? So 4 Brawn, 2 Melee, start with 4 green dice and then change two of the green to yellow. If they're both the same, 3 Brawn and 3 Melee, do you just get 3 yellow dice?

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If they're both the same, 3 Brawn and 3 Melee, do you just get 3 yellow dice?

Yep! I love how they handle skill versus natural ability and how one compliments/hinders the other.

And remember…at least, AFAIK…that if you for some reason raise a skill higher (assuming you can) than an ability, it's the same. So, if you have a Presence 2 and Cool 4, you have four green dice then change two of them to yellow.

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When you're setting up a dice pool of Ability and Skill, you start by taking the higher of the 2 in green dice, then upgrade the lower of the two into yellow dice, right? So 4 Brawn, 2 Melee, start with 4 green dice and then change two of the green to yellow. If they're both the same, 3 Brawn and 3 Melee, do you just get 3 yellow dice?

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When you're setting up a dice pool of Ability and Skill, you start by taking the higher of the 2 in green dice, then upgrade the lower of the two into yellow dice, right? So 4 Brawn, 2 Melee, start with 4 green dice and then change two of the green to yellow. If they're both the same, 3 Brawn and 3 Melee, do you just get 3 yellow dice?

Yes... but it may be easier on some to think of it as:

Grab the lower of stat or skill in Yellow dice. Then add greens until the total dice are equal to the higher. Then add whatever else the GM tells you to.

Mathematically, it's the same, but some people grasp it better that way.

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When you're setting up a dice pool of Ability and Skill, you start by taking the higher of the 2 in green dice, then upgrade the lower of the two into yellow dice, right? So 4 Brawn, 2 Melee, start with 4 green dice and then change two of the green to yellow. If they're both the same, 3 Brawn and 3 Melee, do you just get 3 yellow dice?

Yes... but it may be easier on some to think of it as:

Grab the lower of stat or skill in Yellow dice. Then add greens until the total dice are equal to the higher. Then add whatever else the GM tells you to.

Mathematically, it's the same, but some people grasp it better that way.

hmm...that does sound easier. It was a little cumbersome to gather up green dice only to immediately discard them in exchange for yellow. I like this approach you stated.

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I explained it to my group so that taking ability dice first then replacing them with yellow second was to get the players used to "upgrading dice". After they finally grasped the concept it wasn't like I introduced them to some new mechanic when I told them that they needed to upgrade a difficulty die.

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When you're setting up a dice pool of Ability and Skill, you start by taking the higher of the 2 in green dice, then upgrade the lower of the two into yellow dice, right? So 4 Brawn, 2 Melee, start with 4 green dice and then change two of the green to yellow. If they're both the same, 3 Brawn and 3 Melee, do you just get 3 yellow dice?

Yes... but it may be easier on some to think of it as:

Grab the lower of stat or skill in Yellow dice. Then add greens until the total dice are equal to the higher. Then add whatever else the GM tells you to.

Mathematically, it's the same, but some people grasp it better that way.